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To those that have lost alot.....

08-13-2013, 06:03 AM

Of weight over months or years, did you suffer a plateau after the first month or two? Then the weight started to shift again?
I'm 2 months in and for the last 5 or 6 weeks am stuck at the same weight. Im running at a slow pace 3 times a week( max of 75% max heart rate to burn fat not glycogen) , lift heavy 2 to 3 times a week and eat 90% primal/paleo. I do eat dairy and drink coffee but not to excess, maybe I should do a whole 30 without these two things . Im in an active job, on my feet all day. Ive got another 7lbs to loose before im happy.
Just looking for some similar stories I guess to keep me motivated.
All the best,
Adam.
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I think of "a lot" in WAY different terms, but now that I'm here... My experience is more with people losing a lot like 100+ pounds a lot and amongst my friends and myself a stall after 2-3 months seems very very common.

It is my personal opinion, based simply on observation and not on any hard science, that one cannot lose for months and months steady, or at least a lot of bodies can't. Im a big believer in periodic refeeds and gaining a little.

But that whole thing with losing smaller amounts, and the kind of regains I am talking about are the whole amount you have to lose... I have no experience with this.

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Yes, the plateau is common. I am still on my path, but I did experience those flat spots and probably will again before I reach my ideal weight. The first one was at the 200lb mark, down from 215. Ten again at 195 it flatened out for weeks. Last one was te 190 mark that seemed to stick around foreve, no I am at 188 and dropping. I am 5'7" so the lost weigt has made a huge difference in my appearance and mobility. I do not eat dairy, but nobody is taking my coffee away! Keep doing what you are doing and don't give up. I am willing to bet that the plateau is as much psycological as it is physical.

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Yes. I dont know if you would think what I lost is "alot" but for my size I thought it was (40ish lbs, 5ft tall). I struggled with the last 5ish pounds for a long time and I still do after vacation. Usually after weeks of being really strict they just come of all at once. Dont really know why. What I do know is that they're "vanity" pounds. I think my body would prefer not to let those go, in case I starve or get sick or something, but I force it to anyway. If you are only 7lbs away, something similar may be happening to you. Or it could just be a good-ole weight loss stall, which is very common and you just have to stick out anyway.

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Thankyou for your replies. I managed last year to get down to 12 stone (168lbs), but I wasnt strict paleo back then. About 70/30 with some bingy weekends! But I was running alot whilst training for a half marathon. My running now is slower, although I'm nearing half marathon distance on my longer runs. Sorry if my first post seemed biased. "Alot" means different things to different people. Thanks again.

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I've lost 75 pounds so far from my all-time high. Lots of plateauing, occasional lack of motivation to keep doing whatever I was doing at the time, then motivation to get back and find something (often something else) that works and stick with it.

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Of weight over months or years, did you suffer a plateau after the first month or two? Then the weight started to shift again?
I'm 2 months in and for the last 5 or 6 weeks am stuck at the same weight. Im running at a slow pace 3 times a week( max of 75% max heart rate to burn fat not glycogen) , lift heavy 2 to 3 times a week and eat 90% primal/paleo. I do eat dairy and drink coffee but not to excess, maybe I should do a whole 30 without these two things . Im in an active job, on my feet all day. Ive got another 7lbs to loose before im happy.
Just looking for some similar stories I guess to keep me motivated.
All the best,
Adam.
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7 pounds could be water....

At your "level" weight loss is more about dialing in the specifics. perhaps you need more sodium, or less. perhaps you have that ONE food which triggers an inflammatory response.

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I have shifted 65 lbs. The first 30 dropped off easily just by going low carb. Then I hit a big stall for 5 months and had to start restricting calorie and then the last 35 moved.

Your idea of doing a whole30 is a good one. It helps to identify and eliminate the factor that is the problem for you.

The bolded part is about where I'm at. I've lost 37 lbs since November, but it's kind of stalled recently. Cut way back on dairy and started working out more, and I suddenly dropped 2 lbs in a week. Now I've stalled again, but granted I haven't been really bearing down these last couple weeks like I was.

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Without Labs micromanaging gets hard. However here is a approach that has worked for me.

Tank up on water soluble vitamins and minerals.
Sodium, potassium, magnesium, broad spectrum B and C

increase D and E

Use Milk thistle and MCT oil to assist in pushing oil soluble toxins out of the liver ( this is CRitical, a clogged liver wont let bad stuff out and increases inflammation)

At first you will hold on to some excess water, dont be suprised to see a 2-7 pound jump in the first day or two. Realize this is your body attempting to balance the load of vitamins and minerals, transporting them where they need to go... then you will start peeing like a racehorse. I can drop 5 - 10 pounds in a day after restocking vitamins.

After 3-5 days you can reassess. (assuming you are not critically injured like me)

dont change your food intake while doing this... too many variables that way. only increase the V&M then you KNOW where the weight came from.

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Plateaus are OK. I've had two since starting July 2012, on my way from 257 to now just under 200, my lowest weight since 1965. The first was after about 3 months and lasted about 1 month. The second was Dec 2012 to mid July 2013 and I thought I had "arrived" at my stable weight of 212-215. I kept on doing the diet, doing the exercise, changed nothing. Now, since middle of July, I've dropped 13 lbs. My thought is that the body needs the plateau time to adjust and recalibrate, and in my case to work off a lot of the loose, wrinkly skin I'd accumulated. I still don't know where my stable weight is, it will turn up eventually.

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